Chapter 426: Disappointment
"This is Imperial Green Jadeite."
Among the guests present, some couldn't help but exclaimed, "Such a large piece of imperial green must be worth hundreds of millions! It's actually used to carve into a longevity peach, what a waste of resources..."
The last few words were not spoken out loud, but everyone around could hear the profound meaning behind them from the sigh.
The other members of the Zhong family gathered around, wanting to get a better look at the longevity peach carved out of imperial green.
Having all grown up in jewelry families, they naturally knew the value and rarity of the imperial green jadeite.
Imperial Green, as the top grade jadeite, they had certainly seen before. However, it was rare, and such fine jadeite was extremely difficult to obtain. Even for a company as large as Zhong's, it was difficult to obtain Imperial Green, especially one of such high quality.
The most precious treasure of Zhong’s Jewelry Store is a dragon carved from a whole piece of imperial green.
Old Master Zhong waved his hand, drove away his sons who were gathering around him, then carefully put the longevity peach back into the box before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The butler standing by was no longer as casual as before. He was more careful with the hand holding the gift box, fearing that if something unexpected happened, he would never be able to repay the debt in his lifetime.
"How is this possible?" Zhong Mengxuan's eyes were filled with disbelief, but she couldn't refute it, "How could it be imperial green!"
Although she was headstrong and willful, as a young lady from a jewelry family, she was somewhat familiar with top-tier jadeite. Therefore, after seeing the longevity peach, she never doubted the authenticity of the imperial green jadeite. She just couldn't figure out how Zhong Nianyao could have gotten hold of such an imperial green jadeite!
"Well, are you satisfied now?"
When he looked at Zhong Mengxuan again, the surprised smile on Mr. Zhong's face was gone. His tone was a little cold, "How about it, now that you have seen the gift Nian Yao gave me, are you satisfied?"
Zhong Mengxuan's throat tightened, and she couldn't utter any rebuttal. She pursed her lips tightly, feeling a little overwhelmed in front of Mr. Zhong.
However, when she faced Zhong Nianyao again, her tone was still full of sarcasm, "Nianyao, I didn't expect you to be so amazing that you could even find imperial green as a birthday gift for grandpa."
"It seems that after dating Mr. Lu San, her taste has really improved by more than one level!"
She was implying that the reason Zhong Nianyao was able to give such an expensive gift was because of Lu Yichen's support behind her.
She didn't believe that Zhong Nianyao could get such a good imperial green jade with her ability. Lu Yichen must have been involved.
However, even knowing this, she couldn't help but feel jealous. Lu Chenran was only willing to buy her things worth tens of millions, but Lu Yichen was willing to spend hundreds of millions for Zhong Nianyao. This obvious contrast made her feel even more unbalanced.
Seeing Zhong Mengxuan speak again, the smile on Mr. Zhong's face could no longer be maintained. His face became slightly darker, and when he spoke, there was suppressed anger, "Zhong Mengxuan, if you don't want to attend this birthday party, then take your gift and get out."
There was no emotion in that stern voice, and one could sense how much anger he was suppressing at that moment.
Looking at Mr. Zhong's emotionless eyes, Zhong Mengxuan couldn't help but feel a little scared. She had originally wanted to please her grandfather and restore good relations with her family. But for some reason, the moment she saw Zhong Nianyao, she couldn't help but feel sour inside.
For a moment, she dared not say a word anymore and just stood there quietly.
"This jade has nothing to do with me." Lu Yichen, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up at this moment. "This was found when Yao'er went to Myanmar and gambled on the jade."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were immediately focused on Zhong Nianyao. Even the guests, after hearing these words, couldn't help but turn their eyes to Zhong Nianyao.
"Gambling on stones?"
After hearing what Lu Yichen said, Mr. Zhong's expression became a little dazed.
Old Madam Zhong beside him also felt a little dazed. Her eyes fell on Zhong Nian Yao, as if she was looking at Zhong Nian Yao, but also as if she was looking at another person through Zhong Nian Yao.
"Grandpa, grandma, what's wrong?" Zhong Nian Yao couldn't help but speak, calling out to the two of them softly.
Zhong Nianyao's words also made the two old men look back at God.
Old Master Zhong looked at Zhong Nianyao's face, a gratified smile on his lips, "Yaoyao, you are really amazing. Your father is actually very talented in gambling on stones. When he was here, he often represented our company on business trips to Myanmar. Almost every time he led the team, our company gained the most."
Unexpectedly, Yaoyao also inherited Mingxin's talent.
Mrs. Zhong didn't say anything, but when she looked at Zhong Nianyao, her eyes were filled with love. Obviously, like Mr. Zhong, she also remembered her son who had disappeared long ago.
A hint of understanding flashed in Zhong Nianyao's eyes, then she shook her head and didn't say anything else.
However, after Mr. Zhong mentioned this, many people couldn't help but think of the famous figure who once dominated the imperial capital. What an outstanding figure he was!
It's a pity that he disappeared at such a young age. Otherwise, there would be no need to choose the heir to the Zhong family now, he would definitely be the one.
Because Mr. Zhong suddenly mentioned Zhong Mingxin, the atmosphere in the hall became a little weird for a moment.
At this moment, Li Yiqiu suddenly stood up and said with a smile, "Dad, today is your birthday. We are all here to celebrate with you. We, your children, just want you to be happy."
"Why don't we cut the cake first! This cake is specially made for today. Dad, I'll have someone bring the cake out now!"
Soon, someone came up pushing a big cake.
A whole big cake was pushed up.
Li Yiqiu took the cake knife and was about to hand it to the old man, asking him to cut the first piece first, and then others would come to divide the cake.
Just when Li Yiqiu was holding the knife, something unexpected happened in that instant.
Li Yiqiu's feet seemed to be tripped by something, and she lost her balance. The knife in her hand also flew towards Zhong Nianyao.
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